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      Find below a general guide to topics and the time on the recording to find them. 00:02:00 Equipment used 00:04:00 Changes in Petawawa 00:06:15 Electricity to Petawawa 00:07:00 Roads to Pembroke, transportation 00:08:30 Lumber camp preparations, Stonecliffe 00:09:50 Dance Hall, Post Office 00:10:30 Original Town site 00:12:30 Lumbering in Algonquin, …

      Place Settings is the final project of the County of Brant Public Library's 2016-2017 Writer-in-Residence Program. This anthology showcases 16 unique non-fiction pieces by local writers about their personal connections to the County of Brant’s geography and history. The anthology includes stories that range from the singularity of a park …

      This clipping is located in Dean Lake Scrapbook #4, part of a series of scrapbooks about the area and its' citizens.

      This three page internet article written from Ucluelet, B.C. concerns the celebration of the life of Denis Faucon who died unexpectedly at the age of 45. Born in Blind River, Mr. Faucon worked as a cameraman for national TV networks, eventually pursuing freelance work based out of Canmore, Alberta. The …

      This is a published card of thanks from the Bun family for kindnesses extended to them on the loss of Annie Williton (Harper).

      These are published memoriams for Claude Allhusen who died September 23, 1995 and Gary Heasman who died September 23, 1993.

      Lenora, Heather and family is written at the bottom of this card.

      This obituary concerns the death of James Tulloch at the age of 70. This notice also includes information about Mr. Tulloch's family and funeral arrangements.

      Family researchers should note she signs her surname as "Hardey". The transcript was prepared by the family descendent donor of the letter. The transcript appears in the record to assist with reading the letter, it is also OCR'd (or indexed) so that it will be retrieved by researchers when applicable. …

      The Work of Our Hands chronicles the history of the town of Mount Pleasant from its earliest settlements through the end of the 19th century. In order to have meaning, local history must relate all aspects of a particular community’s development to a larger context. Mount Pleasant stands out as …

      This binder contains the family history of the Burtch family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Burtch family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

 1952, 1, 6`     Though there was some "grumbling" over the need to move, the move is believed to have been the best thing to happen to Deux Rivières in its 150 year history.

      This binder contains the family history of the Houlding family, as compiled by Helen Mulligan. It also contains many original historical photos of the Houlding family and relatives. This collection can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF file! Click on the link underneath the picture to the right. …

      This is a newspaper clipping and photo of the A.E. Dyment home located on River Road in Thessalon, photo year unknown. The article describes the history and unique features of the home from its estate-like early days to more recent years when it was turned into a six unit apartment …

 Richard Plaunt, The Sault Star, June 25, 1975     The pictures show various parts of the company operation with descriptive notes under each picture.

 Nan Rajnovich, The Sault Star, Jan 9, 1973     A photo of the painting of King's Plate winner found in the Searchmont Hotel is shown at the top of the article.

 Edith Cameron, The Sault Star, Dec. 10, 1971     The Thessalon Station was located just east of Station Rd south of Hwy 17.

 The Sault Star, 1953     SS Modjeska was acquired by Owen Sound Transportation Co. in 1926. Formerly used as a day steamer for short trips on Lake Ontario, staterooms and cabins were installed by OSTC and renamed Manitoulin. It ran on a twice a week schedule from Owen Sound to the Soo with stops along …

      The Globe and Mail ran a large article about the McFadden mill that was the worlds larges white pine sawmill in the 1950`s. During its peak operation over 12 miles of concrete `streets` were laid for access to the lumber stacks. The mill itself was built by the Carpenter Hixon …

      #19, Edith Speers was absent when the photograph was taken; she was ill with diptheria. The photographer returned to later photograph the Baptist-Methodist picnic and photographed Edith. He attached her image to the class photo in his lab. Ross Wark notes that #2, Eliza Adams father owned a good deal …